U.S. Army TRADOC Band's live series at Fort Eustis begins June 6

Federal budget bickering didn't defeat Music Under the Stars. The 81st season of the U.S. Army's free concert series begins June 6 and will continue most Thursday evenings through Aug. 29.

Music Under the Stars at Magnolia Park is presented by the U.S. Army TRADOC Band and features various configurations of that ensemble. The concerts take place 7 p.m. at Magnolia Park at Fort Eustis in Newport News. Concerts are open to the public.

Here's the schedule:

June 6 -- 81st season opener

June 13 -- 238th Army birthday celebration*

June 20 -- "A Night in New Orleans"

June 27 -- "Music of Big Bands"

(July 4 there will be no concert. The TRADOC Band will perform at Town Point Park in Norfolk at 8 p.m.)

As longtime Peninsula residents know, this concert series was originally held at Fort Monroe but was moved to Fort Eustis when Fort Monroe was decomissioned. A separate Thursday series still takes place at Fort Monroe under the name Music By the Bay.